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Pennsylvania Railroad. 



TOURS 



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FLORIDA 



1898. 



Iatchless in Every Feature. 



FLORIDA. i 

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Winter Pleasure Tours 

UNDER THE PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED SYSTEM 



Pennsylvania Railroad. 



SPECIAL TRAINS OF PULLMAN VESTIBULE DRAWING-ROOM 
SLEEPING AND DINING CARS. 



SEASON OF 1898. 



R. WOOD, " ", , GEO. W. BOYD, 

Geti'l Passenger Agent. AssH Gen'l Passenger Agent. 



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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1897, by 

THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, 

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. 



Allen, Lane J( fcott. Printer 



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Pennsylvania Tours 

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Florida. 



Winter and Spring" of 1898 




'"\LORIDA is looked upon with great 
favor by the large number of people 
who feel the need of a midwinter 
as well as a midsummer holiday, 
and they find under its genial skies 
the rest and recreation which a 
working world makes necessary. 
To these people the personally- 
conducted tours of the Pennsylva- 
nia Railroad especially commend themselves. These tours 
are planned just to fit the two weeks' vacation which almost 
every one may take. The excursion rates are most liberal, 
and the style of traveling is first class in every particular. 
If the general sentiment concerning them is to be taken 
as an index of their popularity, they may in all verity be 
styled the ideal short winter tours. 

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, for the season of 
1898, presents a series of four tours. They will be carried 
out under the personally-conducted system for which that 

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company has become famous, and every detail relating to 
them will be maintained on that high grade which has 
been the marked characteristic of previous undertakings 
of this kind. 

Arrangements so comprehensive and complete present 
a rare opportunity for recreation and pleasure on desir- 
able dates. 

THE DAYS OF STARTING AND 
RETURNING. 

A series of four tours from Boston, New York, Philadel- 
phia, Baltimore, Washington, and other principal points on 
the Pennsylvania System is fixed for the following dates : — 

Leave New York, Tuesday, January 25, 

Leave New York Tuesday, February 8, 

Leave New York, Tuesday, February 22, 

Leave New York, Tuesday, March 8, 1898. 

Dates for leaving Boston are one day earlier in each in- 
stance. 

The first three tours will each admit of a visit of two 
whole weeks in the Flowery State, and the returning 
parties will leave Jacksonville for home on the dates fol- 
lowing : — 

First Tour, Thursday, February 10, 

Second Tour, Thursday, February 24, 

Third Tour, Thursday, March 10, 1898. 

Tickets for the Fourth Tour are valid for return until 
May 31, 1898, by regular trains. 

The period allowed is amply sufficient to admit of a 
thorough tour of all the interesting places in the Peninsula. 



UNDER PERSONAL ESCORT. 

Undoubtedly one of the most original and highly satis- 
factory creations of the Pennsylvania Railroad is the in- 
auguration of personally-conducted tours under the super- 
vision and direction of a Tourist Agent and Chaperon. 
The former, a man of broad experience, makes all arrange- 
ments that may be required, has a perfect knowledge of 
all routes, attends to the prompt movement of the train, 
and in every way looks to the comfort and enjoyment of 
his fellow-travelers. 

The Chaperon, entirely an original conception of the 
Pennsylvania Railroad, has especial charge of ladies, par- 
ticularly those unaccompanied by parents or escort, min- 
istering to their necessities in a most intelligent manner, 
as experience has thoroughly educated her in the intrica- 
cies of railway travel and usage. 

In the Chaperon the ladies find both a companion and 
guide. While furnishing all information that one could 
wish, and looking with watchful eyes after the comfort and 
pleasure of those in her charge, the Chaperon also stands 
to unescorted ladies in the exact relation that her title 
implies. 

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES. 

The marked success and popularity of the Pennsylvania 
Railroad Tours to Florida are due to several causes. The 
complete appointment of the special trains, the liberality of 
the rates and the return limit of tickets, are features that 
have attracted the traveling public ; but the most popular 
characteristic of these tours is the freedom of movement al- 
lowed the tourists after their arrival at destination. No fixed 



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programme is set for them in Florida, but having arrived at 
Jacksonville they are at perfect liberty to dispose of their 
time as they see fit. They may travel over the State in- 
dividually or in small parties, may stop wherever they choose 
and stay as long as is desirable, only keeping in view the 
return date, and arranging their migrations so as to be in 
Jacksonville in time to take the special train for home on 
the date fixed for its departure. This plan imposes on 
the tourists no compulsory conditions as to their movements, 
and at the same time secures to them all the benefits of 
the personally-conducted system. 

HOW THE TOURISTS TRAVEL. 

Each party will be transported from New York to Jack- 
sonville in a special train of Pullman Vestibule Sleeping 
and Dining Cars. The train will be in direct charge of 
the Tourist Agent, who, aided by the Chaperon, will relieve 
the tourists of all the incidental cares of a long trip. The 
train will run through on a fast schedule in both direc- 
tions. 

The route of the tours of January 25 and February 22 is via 
Pennsylvania Railroad to Quantico, the Richmond, Freder- 
icksburg and Potomac Railroad to Richmond, the Atlantic 
Coast Line to Ashley Junction, and the Plant System to 
Jacksonville ; and that of the tours of February 8 and March 
8 is via the Pennsylvania Railroad to Washington, Southern 
Railway to Columbia, and Florida Central and Peninsular 
Railroad to Jacksonville. Returning, the parties will travel 
by the same route as that used south-bound. 

The dining-car feature is a most desirable one, and can- 
not fail to enlist the appreciation of all travelers, insuring 
comfortable meals at regular hours with ample time to 
enjoy them. All the meals necessary en route will be 
served in the dining car, the expense of the same being 



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covered by the price of the tickets. Hours observed for 
meals will be : — 

Breakfast 7.00 to 8.30 A. M. 

Luncheon 12.30 to 1.30 P. M. 

Dinner 6.00 to 7.30 P. M. 



THE RATES AND CONDITIONS OF THE 
TICKETS. 

The excursion tickets for these tours will be sold from 
Boston at I65.00, New York I50.00, Philadelphia I48.00, and 
from other stations named on other pages in this pamphlet 
at the rates there quoted. The price of the tickets includes 
railway transportation, and, for the first three tours, Pull- 
man sleeping-car accommodations (one berth) and meals 
en route in both directions while traveling on the special 
train. The rate from Boston includes, in addition to above, 
berth from Boston to Philadelphia and return ; breakfast 
going and supper returning, at Broad Street Station, Phila- 
delphia. The tickets will be accepted for passage only on 
the special train. They must be used for the return trip 
only on the special train appointed to leave Jacksonville on 
the date fixed for the return of the particular tour in 
question, except that as stated on page 6 tickets for the 
fourth tour will be valid returning by regular trains until 
May 31, 1897, and cover Pullman accommodations (one 
berth) and meals 07i going trip only ; nothing but trans- 
portation is included returning. 

Tickets sold at points on this company's lines not reached 
by the special train cover transportation by regular trains to 
nearest junction point with the special train. 

The tourists, upon reaching Jacksonville, will be left to 
pursue their own course until the return date, when they will 
take the special train at that point for the homeward trip. 



Baggage should be checked through to Jacksonville via 
the route of tour selected. 

The company reserves the right to attach special cars to 
regular trains, if, from any cause, the number of the party 
should be too small to warrant the running of a special train. 

A SUGGESTION. 

The number of persons for which accommodations can 
be provided on a special train of Pullman drawing-room 
cars is necessarily limited. It is prudent, therefore, that 
those who desire to join the party should make early ap- 
plication for tickets, and register their names for sleeping- 
car accommodations. 

Tickets or itineraries may be secured at the ticket offices 
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in Boston, New 
York, Jersey City, Newark, Elizabeth, Trenton, Philadel- 
phia, Wilmington, Baltimore, Washington, and the other 
stations from which rates are quoted, or by addressing 

Geo. W. Boyd, 

Assistant Ge>ieral Passeiiger Agent 
Pennsylvania Railroad Co., 
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Special booking offices for personally-conducted tours 
have been established at the following offices, where repre- 
sentatives of the Tourist Bureau will be stationed : — 

1 196 Broadway, 205 Washington Street, 

New York City. Boston, Mass. 

789 Broad Street, 860 Fulton Street, 

Newark, N. J. Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Room 411, Broad St. Sta- 15th and G Streets, 

tion, Philadelphia, Pa. Washington, D.C. 

N. E. Corner Baltimore Corner Fifth Avenue and 
and Calvert Streets, Smithfield Streets, 

Baltimore, Md. Pittsburg, Pa. 



ROUND-TRIP RATES. 



Altoona, Pa $50 65 

Atlantic City, N. J 49 25 

Baltimore, Md 48 00 

Bellefonte, Pa., via Tyrone . 51 00 

Belvidere, N.J 50 00 

Birdsboro, Pa 49 35 

Blairsville, Pa 52 00 

Borden town, N.J 49 00 

Boston, Mass 65 00 

Bridgeton, N.J 49 00 

Bristol, Pa 48 So 

Bryn Mawr, Pa 48 00 

Burlington, N. J 4860 

Canandaigua, N. Y 52 85 

Cape May, N. J 49 75 

Centreville, Md 49 00 

Chestnut Hill, Pa 48 30 

Chester, Pa 48 00 

Clayton, Del 48 40 

Clearfield, Pa 51 20 

Coatesville, Pa 48 00 

Columbia, Pa 48 00 

Conewago, Pa 48 00 

Connellsville, Pa 52 90 

Conshohocken, Pa 48 50 

Corry, Pa 54 10 

Dover, Del 48 50 

Downingtown, Pa 48 00 

Delmar, Del 49 00 

Driftwood, Pa 51 50 

Elizabeth, N. J 5000 

Elkton, Md. 48 00 

Elmira, N. Y 51 45 

Emporium, Pa 51 85 

Erie, Pa 54 85 

Frankford, Pa 48 25 

Freehold, N. J 50 00 

Greensburg, Pa 52 40 

Germantown, Pa 48 20 

Glassboro, N. J 48 75 



Hamburg, Pa $50 00 

Harrington, Del 49 00 

Harrisburg, Pa 48 00 

Havre de Grace, Md 48 00 

Huntingdon, Pa 50 00 

Indiana, Pa 52 30 

Irvineton, Pa 53 65 

Jamesburg, N. J 5000 

Jersey City, N. J 5000 

Johnstown, Pa 51 45 

Kane, Pa 52 95 

Lambertville, N.J 49 80 

Lancaster, Pa 48 00 

Latrobe, Pa 52 20 

Lewistown Junction, Pa. . . 4925 

Lock Haven, Pa 50 40 

Long Branch, N.J 50 00 

Mt. Carmel, Pa 49 65 

Mt. Union, Pa 49 75 

Manayunk, Pa 48 25 

Media, Pa 48 00 

Merchantville, N. J 4820 

Middletown, Del 48 25 

Middletown, Pa 48 00 

Milford, Del 49 00 

Millville, N.J 49 00 

Milton, Pa 49 35 

Moorestown, N. J 4850 

Mt. Holly, N.J 48 70 

Mt. Joy, Pa 48 00 

Muncy, Pa 49 65 

Nanticoke, Pa 50 25 

Newark, Del 48 00 

Newark, N.J 50 00 

New Brunswick, N. J. ... 50 00 

New Castle, Del 48 00 

New York, N. Y 50 00 

Norristown, Pa 48 65 

Northumberland, Pa 49 15 



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Ocean Grove, N.J i^50 oo 

Oxford, Pa 48 oo 

Perryville, Md 48 00 

Perth Ambojs N. J 50 00 

Philadelphia, Pa 48 00 

Phillipsburg, N. J 5000 

Phoenixville, Pa 49 00 

Pittsburg, Pa 53 00 

Pottstown, Pa 49 00 

Pottsville, Pa 50 00 

Princeton, N. J 4960 

Rahway, N.J 50 00 

Reading, Pa 50 00 

RedBank, N. J 5000 

Renovo, Pa 5° 95 

Rochester, N. Y 54 00 

Salem, N.J 49 00 

Schuylkill Haven, Pa. ... 50 00 

Seaford, Del 49 00 



Shamokin, Pa $49 50 

Shenandoah, Pa 50 00 

Spring City, Pa 49 30 

Sunbury, Pa 49 10 

Trenton, N.J 49 00 

Tulpohocken, Pa 48 20 

Tyrone, Pa 50 40 

Union town. Pa 53 00 

Vineland, N.J 49 00 

Warren, Pa 53 55 

Washington, D. C 48 00 

Watkins, N. Y 51 95 

West Chester, Pa 48 00 

Wilkesbarre, Pa 50 35 

Williamsport, Pa 50 00 

Wilmington, Del 48 00 

Wissahickon Heights, Pa. . 48 30 

Woodbury, N.J 48 30 

York, Pa 48 00 



Rates via Market Street Wharf do not include transfer of passenger 
or baggage through Philadelphia. 

Half-tickets for use of children between five and twelve years of age 
will be sold at two-thirds above rates. 

EXTRA PULLMAN ACCOMMODATIONS. 
As previously stated, these rates include one double 
berth in sleeper, but in case extra Pullman accommoda- 
tions are desired a limited number of persons can be fur- 
nished therewith at the following additional charges for the 
round trip from New York or Philadelphia : — 

For entire section occupied by one person I13 00 

For drawing-room occupied by one person 35 00 

For drawing-room occupied by two persons 22 00 

For drawing-room occupied by three persons 9 00 

It should be borne in mind that the above are the total 
additional charges, so that in the case of drawing-room occu- 
pied by two persons W\^per capita charge is $11.00, and when 
occupied by three persons the/><?r capita charge is $3.00. 

For the fourth tour, where Pullman accommodations are 
furnished south-bound only, the charges for extra Pullman 
space will be one-half of above amounts. 



ITINERARY IN DETAIL. 
Via Atlantic Coast Line and Plant System. 



SOUTH-BOUND SCHEDULE. 

January 24 and February 21, 1898. 



Eastern Time. 



7.00 P. M. 



9.20 A. M 

9-30 
9.10 

9-44 

9-58 
10.08 
11.09 
12.09 P- ^^• 
12.49 

2.25 



Leave Boston (via New York, New Haven and 
Hartford R. R.) 

January 25 and February 22, 1 
Leave New York (via Pennsylvania R. R.) 
West Twenty-third Street . . . 
Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets 
Brooklyn (via Annex Boat) .... 
Jersey City (via Pennsylvania R. R.) 
Newark " 

Elizabeth " 

Trenton 

Philadelphia " 

Wilmington, Del. " 
Baltimore " 

Washington (via Pennsylvania and Rich- 
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac 

Railroads) 

Leave Richmond (via Atlantic Coast Line) . . 
" Petersburg, Va. " 
" So. Rocky Mount, N. C. 

January 26 and February 23, 1898 

Leave Florence (via Atlantic Coast Line) 
Arrive Ashley Junction " '* 



Arrive Ashley Junction 

Leave Ashley Junction (via Plant System) 

" Savannah " " 

Arrive Jacksonville ** " 

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3.46 p. 


M. 


7.45 
8.34 


(( 


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5. 
Eastern T 

4.51 A. 

7.38 
Central T 
6.38 A. 


ime. 

M. 

me. 

M. 


6.45 


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10.15 
3-15 p. 


M. 



VIA Plant system and Atlantic Coast Line. 



NORTH-BOUND SCHEDULE. 

February io and March io, 1S98. 

Central Time. 

Leave Jacksonville (via Plant System) 9.00 A.M. 

** Ashley Junction (via Atlantic Coast Line) 6.12 P. M. 



February ii and March ii, i! 



M. 



Arrive Richmond (via Atlantic Coast Line) . 
Leave Richmond (via Rich., Fred. & Pot. R. R 
Arrive Washington (via Pennsylvania R. R.) . 

Baltimore 

Wilmington, Del. 

Philadelphia 

Trenton 

Elizabeth 

Newark 

Jersey City 

New York 

Brooklyn (via Annex Boat) 

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Eastern T 
5.00 A. 

5.10 

8.45 
10.03 

11.45 
12.27 P. 

1.24 

2.25 

■ 2.35 
2.49 

■ 3-03 
. 3-14 



February 12 and March 12, 1898. 

Arrive Boston (via New York, New Haven and 
Hartford R. R.) 



7.00 A. M. 



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Via Southern Railway and Florida Central and 
Peninsular Railroad. 



SOUTH-BOUND SCHEDULE. 

February 7 and March 7, 1898, 

Eastern Time. 

Leave Boston (via New York, New Haven and 

Hartford R. R.) 7.00 P. M. 

February 8 and March 8, 1898. 

Leave New York (via Pennsylvania R. R.) 
West Twenty-third Street . . . 
Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets 

Brooklyn (via Annex Boat) .... 

Jersey City (via Pennsylvania R. R.) 

Newark " 

Elizabeth " 

Trenton " 

Philadelphia " 

Wilmington, Del. " 

Baltimore " 

Washington (via Southern Ry.) 
Arrive Charlottesville, Va. " 
Leave Charlottesville, Va. '* 



9.20 A. M. 

9-30 " 

9.08 

9-44 ' 

9-58 " 
10.08 
11.09 " 
12.09 
12.49 

2.25 

3-55 
7.02 
7.07 



P. M. 



February 9 and March 9, 1898. 

Eastern Time. 

Arrive Columbia, S. C. (via Southern Ry.) . . 6.10 A. M. 

Central Time. 

Arrive Columbia, S. C. (via Southern Ry.) . . 5,10 A. M. 
Leave " " (via Florida Central and 

Peninsular Railroad) 5.20 " 

Leave Savannah " 10.05 " 

Arrive Jacksonville " 3.15 P. M. 

All meals on special train will be served in the dining car. 

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Via Southern Railway and Florida Central and 
Peninsular Railroad. 



NORTH-BOUND SCHEDULE. 

February 24, 189S, tickets on the last tour being valid for 
return until May 31, 1898. 

Central Time. 

Leave Jacksonville (via Florida Central and 

Peninsular R. R.) . 9.00 A. M. 

Eastern Time. 
Leave Columbia (via Southern Ry.) 7.10 P. M. 



February 25, 1898. 

Arrive Washington (via Southern Ry.) , . 
Baltimore (via Pennsylvania R. R.) 
Wilmington, Del. " 

Philadelphia 
Trenton 

Elizabeth " 

Newark 

Jersey City " 

New York 

Brooklyn (via Annex Boat) 
All meals on special train will be served in the dining car. 



Hasten 


T 


ime 


8.45 


A. 


M. 


10.03 




'' 


11-45 




" 


12.27 


P. 


M 


1.24 




" 


2.25 




" 


2.35 




' ' 


2.49 




a 


3-03 




" 


3-14 




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February 26, 1898. 

Arrive Boston (via New York, New Haven and 
Hartford R. R.) 



7.00 A. M. 



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RESORTS 




OURISTS will be left at Jacksonville to follow 

their own inclinations. A few brief sketches, 

therefore, of the principal resorts easily 

accessible from Jacksonville will be found 

on the following pages. 

^^ .;. JACKSONVILLE. 

^5*^^*" - ; ~ 1002 miles from New York. 

This city is the great distributing 
centre from which hosts of travelers 
pouring into the land branch out to the numberless places 
of interest in every direction. It is situated on the St. 
John's River, twenty-five miles west of the ocean, and is 
the largest city on the seaboard south of Savannah, and 
the place of first importance in business, commerce, and 
social life. The wide avenues of the city are shaded with 
grand live oaks ; rare flowers and shrubbery of the tropics 
adorn the grounds around the villas and hotels, and the 
sweet perfume of buds and blossoms permeates the air. The 
city is rich in suburban attractions. The drive along the 
St. John's River and to Riverside are especially beautiful. 
The hotels of Jacksonville are numerous. Some are very 
handsome structures, and all offer good entertainment. 



The Carleton. 
The Duval. 
The Glenada. 



PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 

Hotel Oxford. 
St. James Hotel. 
The Travelers. 
Windsor Hotel. 

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The Everett. 
Placide House. 
Grand View Hotel. 



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BELLEAIR, FLA. 

260 miles from Jacksonville, via the Plant System. 

Belleair is situated on a lofty elevation, browing the 
waters of Clearwater Harbor, just twenty-five miles from 
Port Tampa, on the Mexican Gulf. Here beautiful shells, 
tinted and shapely, are cast upon the hard white sand. 
Curious fish and coral sprays sometimes find their way to 




A QUIKT STREAM. 

these shores, and a Mediterranean shark twenty feet long, 
not at all a native of these waters, also drifted in with the 
tide. The fishing is nowhere finer, and any variety that 
could be obtained at famous Tarpon Springs can be caught 
at Belleair or Clearwater. The grouper fish, considered 



very fine eating, salt-water trout and Spanish mackerel, the 
delicious pompano and sea bass, and the mammoth tarpon 
are all found in season. The outdoor sports are numerous, 
embracing hunting, golfing, and cycling. Belleair boasts 
of the finest cycle track in the Southern States. 

PRINCIPAL HOTEL. 
The Belleview. 

CEDAR KEY. 

127 miles from Jacksonville, via Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad. 

Cedar Key is a very popular resort for tourists and 
sportsmen. Many and interesting are the side trips by 
steamer from here. Diving for sponge is a sight well worth 
seeing. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Bettelini House. Schlemmer House. 

CLEARWATER, FLA. 

259 miles from Jacksonville, via the Plant Sj'stem. 

This quaint little town is situated on the west coast of 
Florida on one of the prettiest bays to be found on the 
Gulf of Mexico. About a mile and a half out across the 
waters lies the long, slender strip of land known as Sand 
Key, a natural garden of rare beauty, verdant with the 
dense foliage of undergrowth and crowned with the brist- 
ling, picturesque, and tousled heads of large palm trees. 
On the western edge of this Key extends a long beach 
of pure white sand, where dash the breakers of the rest- 
less, turbulent gulf. 

To the east of the city lies a lake of the purest fresh 
water, supplied by springs. From here the town receives 
its water supply. 

On the northern border of the town a splendid bicycle 
race track, paved with cement, has just been established. 



Clearwater is located in one of the most attractive corners 
of "the land of flowers," having the advantages of level, 
well-paved streets and a most charming gulf drive. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Verona Inn. Sea View Hotel. 



DAYTONA. 

51 miles from Palatka, via Florida East Coast Railway. 

This town is built for about two miles along the west 
bank of the Halifax River. Its streets are shaded with 
live oaks and stately palmettos. Steamboats connect at 
this point for the Hillsborough and Indian Rivers. 



PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Fountain City Hotel. Palmetto Hotel. 

Colonnades. 



Holly Inn. 




LA\ TONA DRIVE. 



DE LAND. 

no miles from Jacksonville, via Tropical Trunk Line. 

De Land is a delightfully picturesque town, situated in 
Volusia County, on a pine elevation. It is completely 
belted with extensive orange groves, and here the rich 
tropical productions thrive in abundance. All through this 




ALONG THE ST. JOHN'S RIVKR. 

locality are found most picturesque lakes, on the shores 
of which stand beautiful residences and commodious hotels. 
It is a favorite spot for the sportsman — deer, turkey, and 
wildcat being found in abundance. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
The Carrolton. College Arms. Floral Grove Hotel. Putnam House. 



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ENTERPRISE. 

122 miles from Jacksonville, via Tropical Trunk Line ; also 
reached via boat. 

The advantageous situation of this town has given it a 
pre-eminence over many others, as it is, like its neighbor 
Sanford, directly on Lake Monroe — one of the headwater 
bodies of the St. John's. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Brock House. Live Oak House. 

FERNANDINA. 

36 miles from Jacksonville, via Jacksonville Branch of the Florida Cen- 
tral and Peninsular Railroad. 

This old Spanish town was founded in 1632 by the 
Countess of Egmont, who essayed the culture of indigo. 
It has the largest and deepest harbor on the eastern coast 
of Florida, and during the Civil War witnessed some of 
the most thrilling scenes of blockade running. 

Amelia Beach, over twenty miles long and two hundred 
feet wide, hard and firm, is one of the finest beaches in 
the world. The air is perfect, and the avenues broad, 
bowered by oak and orange. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Egmont Hotel. Florida House. 

GREEN COVE SPRINGS. 

30 miles from Jacksonville, via Tropical Trunk Line ; also 
reached via boat. 

The wonderful Sulphur Spring, discharging three thou- 
sand gallons of water a minute, from which the place takes 
its name, is located in a handsome grove of live oaks draped 
with Spanish moss, in the midst of wide magnolia forests. 
The grounds are attractively laid out in romantic walks and 
parks. The bathing pools are extensive, and the baths 
are commended not only to invalids but to all who enjoy 



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a good plunge. Open-air bathing in December is a com- 
mon everyday enjoyment. 

The romantic St. David's walk extends northward along 
the shore two miles through the forest to Magnolia and 
its fine hotel. Excursions may be made by boat from here 
to Palatka. 



Clarendon Hotel. 
Morganza Hotel. 



PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 

Oakland Hotel. 

Riverside House. 



St. Clair Hotel. 
Hotel St. Elmo. 



THE INDIAN RIVER. 

The Florida East Coast Railway extends from Jacksonville, via 
St. Augustine, to Miami. 

The Tropical Trunk Line runs to Titusville, the head of the river, a 

distance of 158 miles from Jacksonville. A line of steamers 

runs between Titusville and Jupiter. 

This river, so well known to people of the North from 
the fame of its oranges, is one hundred and forty-two miles 




KANKS OF THK INDIAN RIVER. 



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in length, and in many respects one of the most remark- 
able and picturesque water courses in Florida. From its 
head, a few miles above Titusville, to the southern ex- 
tremity at Jupiter Inlet, it winds through the wildest and 
most beautiful scenery in the State. Its width varies from 
one hundred feet to three miles. 



LAKE WORTH. 

Reached bv Florida East Coast Railway, or via Tropical Trunk IJne to 

Titusville, where steamer is taken down the Indian River 

to Jupiter, and thence via Jupiter and Lake 

Worth Railway to Juno. 

This beautiful lake, twenty-five miles long, with an aver- 
age width of one mile, and separated by a thin strip of land 
from the ocean, is situated one hundred miles east and 
about three hundred miles south of Jacksonville. 

On its shores may be seen cocoanut groves in full 
bearing, and some of the most palatial dwellings, in the 
midst of tropical gardens of wondrous beauty, reveal them- 
selves as. the steamer glides by on its transparent waters. 
The cocoanut industry here has become an important 
one, and the region has therefore become very popular 
with those sojourning South during the winter months, 
for where the cocoanut grows no stronger assurance is 
needed of the desirability of soil and climate. Fruits 
and flowers of every description bloom and ripen on its 
banks. 

Bordering the beach of Lake Worth are the towns of 
Juno, Oaklawn, Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Figulus, and 
Hypoluxo. 

In reaching Lake Worth from the Indian River the 
traveler passes over the "celestial railway," starting at 
Jupiter and terminating at Juno, with Venus and Mars 



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sandwiched between. The road is only eight miles long, 
but it reaches the stars. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS (Lake Worth). 
The Earnian. Hotel Royal Poinciana. The Palms. 

Delmore Cottage. Lake Worth Hotel. Palm Beach Inn. 

Seminole. 




\KK WORTH. 



MIAMI, FLA. 

366 miles from Jacksonville, via Florida East Coast Railway. 

This resort is situated on Biscayne Bay, at the mouth of 
the Miami River. Its location, climate, and other natural 
advantages are all that can be desired, and it is destined 
to become the metropolis of South Florida. On the north 
bank of the Miami River stands Old Fort Dallas, which 
has been converted by the present owner into a luxurious 
home, surrounded by extensive tropical gardens in the 



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highest state of cuhivation. The town of Miami is planned 
to include two hundred acres on the north side and two 
hundred acres on the south side of the river, connected by 
a bridsfe. 

^^ PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 

Coniially. Rojal Palm. Biscaytie. 

Miami. 

NASSAU, N. F. 

Nassau is the capital of New Providence, the chief of 
the Bahama Islands. It is directly east of Southern Flor- 
ida, and about one hundred and fifty miles from Miami, 
being reached by steamer in a short sail of a few hours, 
through a sea landlocked most of the way. Protected 
by the Gulf Stream, it is absolutely free from frost and 
sudden changes in temperature, with a winter climate 
varying from sixty-eight to seventy-eight, where the varia- 
tions rarely show five in twenty-four hours. The sailing is 
perfect, both in a landlocked harbor or on the broad At- 
lantic. The drives are magnificent, the roads being made 
out of the native stone, and for this reason it is rightly called 
the paradise of the cyclists. The Royal Victoria Hotel, a 
large four-story building, is well kept by an American. The 
Curry House is less pretentious, but very comfortable, and 
there are smaller hotels and boarding houses within the 
reach of every visitor. The society is excellent, and for 
many years Nassau has been noted for its hospitality and 
courtesies to Americans. 

OCALA. 

126 miles from Jacksonville, via Palatka and Plant System. 100 miles 

from Jacksonville, via Florida Central and 

Peninsular Railway. 

Ocala is a thriving and prosperous city, the county 
seat of Marion, and the centre of one of the richest agri- 
cultural sections of the State, and is manifestly destined 



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to become one of the distributing centres of the great 
orange belt. Near it are located extensive deposits of nat- 
ural phosphates. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Central Hotel. Maj^nolia House. Montezuma Hotel. 

Ocala House. 



THE OCKLAWAHA. 

Starting point, Palatka, 55 miles by rail from Jacksonville, via 
Tropical Trunk Line. 

No trip to Florida is thoroughly complete without a 
steamer ride up or down the Ocklawaha, for it reveals a 




A ROMANTIC PATH. 



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phase of tropical scenery peculiar alone to Florida. The 
river is formed by a succession of swamps, springs, lakes, 
and lagoons. 

A night journey on this river is one that cannot be 
rivaled for weird and beautiful effects. The pine torch 
headlight on the little steamer reveals masses of tangled 
jungle, networks of winding vines, moss, and fungi, awakens 
storks, cranes, herons, curlews, alligators, snakes, turtles, 
and a thousand other wild inmates of nature's household. 

ORLANDO. 

147 miles by rail or boat, via Tropical Trunk Line to Sanford, thence 
via Plant System. 4 miles south of Winter Park. 

iSo miles from Jacksonville, via Florida Central and Peninsular Railway. 

Orlando is located in the midst of a region charmingly 

diversified by beautiful lakes, whose borders are lined with 

groves surrounding elegant villas and cosy winter cottage 

homes of Northern residents. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Arcade Hotel. Magnolia House. Summerlin House. 

Charleston House. San Juan Hotel. Tremont Hotel. 

OHMOND, FLA. 

104 miles from Jacksonville on the Florida East Coast Railway. 

This beautiful little town is known as Ormond-by-the-Sea, 
or Ormond-on-the-Halifax — either or both — and is one of 
the most charming spots in Florida. The town is situated 
on both the east and west banks of the Halifax River, and 
no other locality in Florida presents such varied scenery. 
Halifax River is really an arm of the sea — a broad tropi- 
cal lagoon, whose banks are fringed with groves of palms, 
orange, oak, and pine. Into it flows the Tomoka River. 
This picturesque stream is one of the great attractions of 
Florida, and an excursion from Ormond to the head of the 



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navigable waters and return may be made in about six 
hours by steam or naphtha launch ; many people prefer to 
make the trip in sail or row boats, with which Ormond 
is well supplied. From the pier in front of the Hotel Or- 
mond these craft ply their way up the Halifax, a distance 
of five miles, to the mouth of the Tomoka, passing beau- 
tiful roUins: lands, both on the mainland and on the 




peninsula, all under a high state of cultivation, producing 
oranges, vegetables of all kinds, persimmons, guavas, and 
other semi-tropical fruits. Three miles beyond is Thomp- 
son's Creek, "The Fisherman's Paradise." Bass, trout, 
mullet, carvalho, and sheepshead may here be caught in 
large numbers. 

From the village on the west bank across the Halifax 
runs a long bridge, which is a favorite resort for the "fish- 



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ing folk " from the hotels ; from its east end to the ocean— 
about a third of a mile — the road is through fragrant pines 
and an undulating sea of oak and palmetto, whose tops 
appear to form a waving carpet of green where the land 
rises and falls in long sea-like swells. Between the sand 
dunes and the sea stretches Ormond Beach — four hundred 
feet of yellow sand, hard and level as an asphalt pave- 
ment, and extending thirty miles without a break. It is a 
perfect drive, and a paradise for bicycle riders. The surf 
bathing of Ormond is superb, and it can be indulged in at 
least five days out of every seven during the winter season. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
The Ormond. Hotel Coquina. 




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PABLO BEACH. 

17 miles from Jacksonville, reached by the Jacksonville and Atlantic R. R. 

Directly on the Atlantic Coast, commanding a mag- 
nificent view and offering a delightfully tempered climate, 
is this seaboard resort of Jacksonville. It possesses one 
of the finest beaches in the world. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Ocean House. 

PALATKA. 

75 miles by boat, 55 miles by rail from Jacksonville, via Tropical Trunk 

Line. 28 miles from St. Augustine, via Florida 

East Coast Railway. 

This thriving and picturesque town is the centre of a 
large orange-growing district, and many of the most famous 
groves in the State are located in the vicinity. Palatka is 
the county seat of Putnam, and the starting point for boat 
excursions on the Ocklawaha and Upper St. John's Rivers. 
Good shooting and fishing and bathing may be enjoyed. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 

Florida Hotel. Hotel Graham. Hotel Osceola. 

Putnam House. 

PUNTA GORDA. 

268 miles from Jacksonville, via Plant System. 

Within easy reach of the most famous tarpon fishing 
grounds on the coast is Punta Gorda. No more exciting 
sport exists than hooking one of these "game fish." Up 
to a few years ago it was never taken except by harpoon or 
seine, and to come down now and land it with a thin, silken 
thread line is certainly a deviation from the old school, and 
sport of no small account. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 

De Soto House. Hotel Georgia. Hotel Southland. 

<* Punta Gorda Hotel. 



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ROCKLEDGE. 

175 miles from Jacksonville, all rail via Florida East Coast Railway, 

or via Tropical Trunk Line to Titusville, thence by 

boats of Indian River Steamer Line. 

False Cape and Cape Canaveral throw their protecting 
arms far out into the sea, and shield the productive ter- 
ritory to the 
south from ev- 
ery chilly wind. 
It is in this shel- 
tered nook that 
Rockledge has 
sprung into 
the prominent 
health and ag- 
ricultural mart 
oftoyday. It is 
the capital ot 
the famous In- 
dian River 
country, world- 
renowned for 
itsoranges,and 
little less cele- 
brated for the 
quantity and 
variety of its 
game. It is un- 
doubtedly one 
of the most '" 
beautiful and 

delightful places in Florida, and its attractions are yearly 
becoming better appreciated. The palmetto palm grows 
here in wild abundance, and the effect ot avenues of these 
graceful trees is decidedly odd and picturesque. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Hotel Indian River. Plaza Hotel, Rockledge House. 




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ST. AUGUSTINE. 

36 miles from Jacksonville. Reached by the Florida East Coast Railway. 

First in point of historical interest of all the cities of 
Florida is St. Augustine, the oldest town in America. The 
city was founded by the Spaniards centuries 
ago, and many of the present inhabitants are 
descendants of the original grandees. 
It savors yet decidedly of the Span- 
ish, and the quaint, old, balconied 
houses, narrow, winding streets, 
the ruins of the old walls, and 
the city gates, combine to 
form an old-world picture 
strangely in contrast with 
the newness of to-day. 
The natural advan- 
tages of St. Augus- 
tine are many. It 
enjoys a well-found- 
ed reputation for 
healthfulness, and 
. possesses a magnifi- 
cent beach, on which 
sea-bathing may be 
indulged in from 
the year's beginning 
to its end. Its grand 
possibilities have at- 
tracted the attention of capital- 
ists, who have erected three of the 
most superb hotels in the world. 
These palaces, the Ponce de Leon, 
Cordova, and Alcazar, are built of coquina, a curious shell 
formation. The architecture is Spanish Renaissance and 




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ST. AUGUSTINE 



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Mooresque ; the decorations and ornamentations are wrought 
in the same spirit, and the furnishing is in keeping with the 
skill which designed and the taste that executed the grand 
piles. They have no equals in the world, and yet they 
harmonize most happily with their antique surroundings. 
Other attractive features of the old town are the sea wall, 
the old slave market, the Huguenot Cemetery, the Plaza 
de la Constitution, and the Castle of San Marco, now be- 
come Fort Marion. 



Ponce de Leon Hotel. 
The Alcazar. 
American House. 
The Barcelona. 
Carleton Hotel. 
Cleveland House. 



PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 

Florida House. 
Hernandez Hotel. 
Hotel Cordova. 
Magnolia Hotel. 
Ocean View Hotel. 
The Abbey. 
The Algonquin. 



Pasade la Plaza Hotel. 
The St. George. 
Lynn's Hotel. 
The Buckingham. 
Lorillard Villa. 
The Valencia. 



SANFORD. 

125 miles from Jacksonville, via Tropical Trunk Line ; also reached 
by boat on St. John's River. 

Sanford was originally a Spanish grant, and passed from 
hand to hand until 1870, when it was purchased by Gen. 
H. S. Sanford, through whose instrumentality a number 
of Swedish families were imported, and to their toil and 
industry the prosperity of the present community is largely 
due. 

The picturesque body of Lake Monroe, on whose shore 
it is partly built, adds no small share to the attractive 
features of the place. It has long been held in the high 
estimation of Florida tourists and well warrants a visit. 



Sanford House. 



PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 

Sirrine Hotel. San Leon Hotel. 



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SILVER SPRINGS. 

loo miles from Jacksonville, on the Florida Central and Peninsular 
Railroad ; also reached via Palatka and the Plant System. 

Silver Springs is well known to all who have heard of 
Florida. This vast circular basin, six hundred feet in diam- 
eter and nearly fifty feet in depth, is the source of a 
river known as Silver Spring Run, navigable for small 




PALMETTO GROVE. 



steamboats, and which empties into the Ocklawaha River, 
about nine miles distant, and is really one of the greatest 
of natural wonders. So transparent is the water that peb- 
bles and sand can be seen distinctly at the bottom. 

This place is owned and cultivated by the Florida Cen- 
tral and Peninsular Railroad, and is one of the prettiest 
places in Florida. -• 



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This crystal pool, supposed to have been Ponce de Leon's 
fountain of perpetual youth, is reached via rail or by boat up 
the Ocklawaha River from Palatka to Silver Spring Run, a 
swift and pellucid stream. From the springs Ocala, six 
miles distant, can be reached by railway or via a mag- 
nificent bicycle path. 

TALLAHASSEE. 

165 miles from Jacksonville, via Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad. 

It is the capital of the State and a source of pride to all 
Floridians. It is beautifully built on a high elevation, and 
the design of the broad streets and avenues, shaded with ever- 
greens and live oaks, and the bountiful and luxurious growth 
of flowers and shrubs, make it a veritable garden spot. 

Here is the Lafayette Land Grant, and the noted lakes 
swarming with ducks and brant. The Murat residence, 
and the grave of Prince Achille Murat, son of the King of 
Naples, and a hundred and one places, may be visited and 
enjoyed to the profit of the tourist. Among these is the 
celebrated Wauklilla Spring, fourteen miles south of the 
city, reached by carriage or saddle, and which is the rival 
in area and depth to the great Silver Spring near Ocala. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Baldwin House. New Leon Hotel. St. James Hotel. 

TAMPA. 

212 miles from Jacksonville, via Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad. 

240 miles from Jacksonville, via Tropical Trunk Line to 

Sanford and Plant System. 

The run from Jacksonville to Tampa via Sanford is not 
without interest, as the passenger traverses Winter Park, 
Orlando, and the high pine lands to the Kissimmee Lake 
district, and thence on to that fertile and productive country 
where the town stakes of Tampa were first driven. 



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Here cotton, corn, rice, sugar cane, orange, lime, lemon, 
banana, and all the fruits of the tropical zone grow in pro- 
fusion. Its seaport and mercantile value give it a prom- 
inent place among the cities of the State, and as a winter 
refuge it is not surpassed by any point on the Gulf Coast. 
The great Tampa Bay Hotel is the largest in the South, 
and is a marvel of luxurious appointments and lavish 
outlay. Port Tampa, nine miles south of Tampa, is the 
terminus of the Plant System of Railroads. It is situated 
on the shores of Tampa Bay, and from its wharves the 
steamers sail for Havana and Jamaica. The "Inn" at 
Port Tampa is located immediately upon the long pier, 
and is a very agreeable stopping place eii route to or from 
Key West and Cuba. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 



The Almeria. 
City Hotel. 



The De Soto. 
Tampa Bay Hotel. 



Tampa House. 

The Inn (Port Tampa). 




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P.\TH BY LAKE WORTH. 



TARPON SPRINGS. 

121 miles from Sanford, via Plant System. 

202 miles from Jacksonville, via Florida Central and Peninsular Rail- 
road, via Lacoochee and the Plant System. 

Foremost among the many attractive winter towns which 
have come into influential life along the Gulf coast is Tar- 
pon Springs. The rapid clearing and building of this 
South Florida town would surprise some of the Western 
land boomers. It has the advantage of situation, the warm 
winds from the Gulf waters, whose power works wonders, 
and orange groves of number and great yield. 

PRINCIPAL HOTEL. 
Tarpon Springs Hotel, 



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WINTER PARK. 

143 miles from Jacksonville, via Tropical Trunk Line to Sanford, and 

thence via Plant System ; also via Florida Central 

and Peninsular Railroad. 

When one considers that this resort, known to-day all 
over the States and abroad, was in 1881 a complete wil- 
derness, it shows with what rapidity towns and cities are 
born in this wonderful country of ours. It is a picturesque 
town, laid out in the shape of a Greek cross, bordering 
on the shores of a chain of pretty lakes. The region im- 
mediately surrounding is highly productive of oranges. It 
is undoubtedly one of the best known and most highly 
esteemed winter homes in the far South, being extremely 
healthful. The noted Seminole Hotel, built in the most 
artistic and modern style, is alive with the gayety and life 
of a migratory people under its rich and hospitable roof. 

PRINCIPAL HOTELS. 
Seminole Hotel. Rogers House. 



This list could be extended to great length, and then 
perhaps all the attractive places would not secure mention. 
The sketches are intended as brief introductions to the 
most prominent places that typify the distinctive life and 
characteristics of this wonderful land, with its earth, air, 
and water forming nature's most perfect sanitarium, where 
thousands are restored to health and strength. The ro- 
mantic Spaniard who sought the fount of perpetual youth 
here exercised excellent judgment. 

If the hand-book serves to direct the steps of the tourist 
into pleasant paths, its purpose will have been achieved. 



INDEX. 



PAGE 

A Suggestion ji 

Belleair, Fla 19 

Cedar Key, Fla 20 

Clearwater, Fla 20 

Dates of Tours 6, 14-17 

Daj-tona, Fla 21 

De Land, Fla 22 

Distinctive Features 7 

Enterprise, Fla 23 

Extra Pullman Accommoda- 
tions 13 

Fernandina, Fla 23 

Florida, descriptive matter . . iS 
Green Cove Springs, Fla. ... 23 
Hovvr the Tourists Travel ... 8 

Indian River, Fla 24 

Itinerary in Detail 14 

Jacksonville, Fla iS 

Lake Worth, Fla 25 

Miami, Fla 26 

Nassau, N. P 27 

Ocala, Fla 27 



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Ocklawaha, The, Fla 28 

Orlando, Fla 29 

Ormond, Fla 29 

Pablo Beach, Fla 32 

Palatka, Fla 32 

Punta Gorda, Fla 32 

Rates and Conditions of the 

Tickets 9, 12 

Resorts 18 

Round-Trip Rates 12 

Rockledge, Fla 33 

St. Augustine, Fla 34 

Sanford, Fla 35 

Silver Springs, Fla 36 

Tallahassee, Fla 37 

Tampa, Fla 37 

Tarpon Springs, Fla 39 

The Days of Starting and Re- 
turning 6, 14-17 

Under Personal Escort .... 7 
Winter Park, Fla 40 



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CALIFORNMA. 



FOUR PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED TOURSi 

TO THE 

GOLDEN GATE 

Will be run during the winter and spring of 1898. 

The first will leave Boston January 7, New York and I 
Philadelphia January 8. 1340.00 from Boston ; $335.00 fromi 
New York and Philadelphia, and other points on Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad System ; $330.00 from Pittsburg. 

The second will leave Boston January 26, and New York, 
and Philadelphia January 27. $315-00 from Boston ; $310.00 
from New York, Philadelphia, and all other points on theij 
Pennsylvania Railroad System ; $305.00 from Pittsburg. 

The third will leave Boston February 15, and New\ 

York and Philadelphia February 16. $340.00 from Boston;; 

$335.00 from New York, Philadelphia, and all other points onr 

the Pennsylvania Railroad System ; $330.00 from Pittsburg. 

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The fourth tour will leave Boston March 18, and New\! 

York and Philadelphia March 19. For this tour tickets; 
will be sold covering all features on going trip, and trans^ 
portation returning by regular trains, at rate of $220.20 
from Boston, $208.20 from New York, and $205.20 from 
Philadelphia. Tickets will also be sold to include transpor- 
tation on going trip only at rate of $148.75 from Boston,; 
$141.75 from New York, and $140.25 from Philadelphia. 

The rates for these tours are as low as is consistent 
with the best service. 



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WASHINGTON. 

A series of short personally-conducted tours from New 
York, Philadelphia, and adjacent points will be run 

December 28, 1897; 

January 13, 1898 ; 

February 3, 1898 ; 

March 3 and 31, 1898; 
April 21, 1898 ; 

May 12, 1898. 

Rates, including transportation and two days' accom- 
modation at the best Washington hotels : — 

$14.50 from New York, Brooklyn, and Newark ; 
$13.30 from Trenton, and 

$11.50 from Philadelphia. 

Proportionate rates from other points. 



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TOURS TO 

OLD POINT COMFORT, VA., 
RICHMOND, VA., AND 

WASHINGTON, D. C. 

February 19, March 16, and April 7, 1898. 

rates: 

From New York, Brooklyn, and Newark I35 00 

From Trenton, N. J 34 00 

From Philadelphia 32 50 

Covering all expenses for a period of six days. 

Proportionate rates from other stations. 



TOURS TO 

OLD POINT COMFORT AND WASHINGTON. 

December 28, 1897 ; 

January 29, 1898; 

April 23, 1898. 

rates: 

From New York, Brooklyn, and Newark ..... I22 00 

From Trenton 21 00 

From Philadelphia .... 19 50 

Covering all expenses for a period of four days. 

Proportionate rates from other stations. 



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TOURS TO 

OLD POINT COMFORT AND 
VIRGINIA BEACH. 



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December 28, 1897 ; 

January 29, 1898 ; 

February 19, 1S98 ; 
March 19, 1898; 

April 7 and 23, 1898. 



RATES TO OLD POINT COMFORT! 

From New York, Brooklyn, and Newark |i6 00 

From Trenton 15 00 

From Philadelphia 14 00 

Covering transportation in each direction. 

Proportionate rates from other stations. 

Tickets good to return within six days. 

Luncheon going and one and three-fourths days' board 
at Old Point Comfort. 

$4.00 additional to Virginia Beach, including one day's 
board at the Princess Anne Hotel. 



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BOSTON TO WASHINGTON TOURS. 




For the winter and spring of 1897-8 the Pennsylvania 
Railroad Company will run seven personally-conducted trips 
to Washington. These are unquestionably the most pop- 
ular short tours that are given under the auspices of this 
Company, and especially appeal to the residents of Boston 
and New England in general. 

The dates selected are : — 

Thursday, December 2, 1897 ; 
Thursday, January 13, 1898 ; 

Thursday, February 10, 1898; 
Thursday, March 10, 1898 ; 
Friday, April i, 1898; 

(Seven days, all rail.) 
Thursday, April 28, 1898; 

Thursday, May 19, 1898. 

The low rate of I25.00 will apply to all these tours. 

This includes accommodations at the best hotels in 
Washington, and all necessary expenses. 



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